when a girly girl becomes a boymom

If you are a faithful reader, you know that I love to make baby quilts. It’s by far my favorite thing to sew, and since the baby factory is closed over here, my friends and family get all of my creations. My most recent baby quilt went to my stepbrother and his wife. They struggled… Continue reading pineapple toddler quilt tutorial

It’s been a little quiet here, right? It’s been quite busy offline, I promise-the proof is on my Instagram feed! About a year ago, I learned about Stash Builder Box, a monthly quilting subscription box. I have had the pleasure of getting to know Amanda, the owner and founder, and I love this one mama… Continue reading sewing for good: my first heart builders quilt

Let’s be honest, I will eat any cookie for breakfast. It doesn’t have to be “healthy” or contain oatmeal. And while I am being honest, on more than one occasion I have stood in the pantry to eat a sugar cookie for breakfast so that my kids won’t see and want one, too. Do as… Continue reading chocolate chip zucchini breakfast cookies

My four year old absolutely loves painting. He loves it so much that we paint almost daily. Our basic set up is always the same (you can check it out here), but we do like to mix things up with what we paint. Adding some variety helps get my two year old more interested as… Continue reading low prep painting activities

My boys asked for a quilt and pillows for their play area under our basement stairs, so of course I was excited to make one for them (not that I ever really need a reason to make another quilt). I had a yard of flannel with a adorable cheater print that I had been holding… Continue reading simple whole cloth baby quilt

I don’t know what it is about snack mix, but I love it! I always have. As a little girl, I loved it when my mom would buy Cheddar Chex Mix, and I even had this weird method of eating it: pretzels first, then corn Chex, then peanuts (I miss the peanuts!), and I would… Continue reading ranch parmesan chex mix

One of my favorite breakfasts these days is steel cut oats made in a rice cooker. It’s so easy and delicious, and I feel like it puts me on track for the whole day. Recently I tried it with blackberries, and it was delicious! You can make old-fashioned oats in a rice cooker, but you… Continue reading blackberry steel cut oats

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I'm Danielle, wife of a brilliant man and mother to three rambunctious boys. Join me as I share our adventures in learning, cooking, DIY-ing and sewing. Fair warning: I have a million and one interests, so this could get a bit random.

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